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Mediterranean house gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Photo by NoelSal
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Description:

They are nocturnal and insectivorous, rarely exceeding 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length, have large, lidless eyes with elliptical pupils, and yellow- or tan-colored skin with black spots, often with stripes on the tail.

Notes:

I found this gecko dead, i don know why but is pasted in the wall and was rigid

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Mediterranean house gecko

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